White Tara is associated with the use of the clairvoyant third eye which is shown on her forehead. She offers protection to beings who are crossing the ocean of existence. She is said to be white and radiant as a thousand full moons. She is often depicted as the consort of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion.
Buddhism was introduced into China in the reign of Han Ming (c. 50 AD). The emperor dreamed of a Golden Man in the West who flew into his palace. He sent emissaries from Loyang along the Silk Road and they met two Buddhist monks: Dharmaraksa and Matanga. The monks arrived carrying their manuscripts of the sutras (teachings of Buddha) and their religious articles on a white horse. The King built a temple to honor this and the temple was thus named:
THE WHITE HORSE TEMPLE
The Five Buddhas
Mandalas exist on the earth for each of the 5 Buddhas. One such mandala, the dwelling of the Buddha Manjushri, is in the northwest of China near the Kunlun Shan. His color is yellow. His tantric consort may be related to the cult of Li, prominent in the secret societies of The Yellow Turbans and The Temple of the Golden Flower. This theme of the sun goddess was probably exported to Japan and becomes the Shinto
Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, a principal deity of Shinto
Neolithic sun goddess picture (China)
Buddha of the Duhung Caves on the Silk Road
